day today. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west thursday may 9, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." could be the biggest bank heist ever. only on "cbs this morning," how thieves stole tens of millions in ways we have never seen before. the man arrested in the cleveland kidnappings makes his first court appearance. and only on "cbs this morning," a secret service agent breaks his silence on the prosecution scandal. >> we begin with today's eye opener your world in 90 seconds. >> ariel castro. charged with kidnapping and rape. >> the cleveland kidnapping suspect is arraigned.

>> no plea entered. did not speak. bond set at $8 million. >> women were bound while in captivity. there were chains and ropes found inside the home as well. >> two victims amanda berry and gina dejesus, arrived at their homes among clusters of families. >> i knew my daughter was out there alive. i knew she needed me and i never gave up. >> emotional testimony came out of a high-profile congressional hearing on the benghazi libya, attack. >> three foreign service officers told congress not enough was done to protect their colleagues. >> i will quote colonel gibson for the first time in my career that a diplomat has more [ bleep ] than someone in the military. >> and jodi arias convicted of killing her former boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. >> i would rather get death and that's still true tonight. >> two passengers missing from carnival "spirit" when it docked

in sydney australia this morning. tamerlan tsavraev's widow has a criminal defense attorney with experience in terrorism cases. >> all that and prince harry is expected to arrive today in washington, d.c. >> secretary of state john kerry taking ribbing from john mccain. >> [ bleep ]ing job. >> and all that matters. >> a secret service agent caught up in the prostitution scandal tells why he deserves his job back. >> the primary reason for me to talk to you today is to make it clear we have been denied due process. >> on "cbs this morning." >> justin bieber pulled over in dubai for speeding while driving a white lamborghini. >> apparently he didn't realize there were laws in dubai making illegal for women to drive. >> welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning norah.

>> good morning, charlie. new developments out of cleveland. another story we'll begin with. >> john miller is here and we begin with the report you will only see on "cbs this morning." may be the largest bank robbery in history. a crime ring accused of stealing $45 million from financial institutions around the world. >> they weren't wearing masks or waving guns. they used computers. john miller here former fbi assistant director. what a story. >> this is a brilliant case by the u.s. secret service, being prosecuted by the u.s. attorney in brooklyn loretta lynch. seven members belonging to the new york cell of this global cyber crime operation have been arrested. we have learned how they carried out the cyber attack and unlike anything ever seen before. they call is the unlimited operation. its associates hundreds of them, spread all over the world and they targeted at least 26 countries. they struck twice, first in december, when they hacked into

an indian bank then withdrew money from atms all over the world, totally $5 million. the second strike in february. the hack targeted a visa and master card processor in the u.s. the loss this time? total approximately $40 million. good morning, john. this is one of the most interesting stories, which leads to basic questions like how, who, and we begin with how? >> you know this is -- if you're a criminal this is a gorgeous scheme. if you are a bank this is your worst nightmare. and if you are a prosecutor like loretta lynch or the secret service agents involved in this case, it's a great caper in terms of the case but you realize you are at the tip of the iceberg. what you have here you have backers, these are people who have big money, who are paying people to break into the bank system, get the pin numbers of debit card accounts and so on, those are the hackhackers, the backers pay the hackers and the cashers -- once the backers pay

the hackers, gotten the pin codes and raised the limits on the accounts to be unlimited for withdrawals, the cashers go out, get pin numbers and signals on their smartphones, told go. in the case of new york they went up and down broadway and in the course of two hours took $2.8 million out of atms from 116th threet to 123rd street in a line. >> this must have been a lot of people involved in this right? to act that quickly? >> the new york cell probably a dozen people. but 26 countries with a dozen in each country that have the codes and keep banging the machines until they run out of money. >> this just the beginning? >> i think what we're seeing is the beginning, and if you look we have a graphic that breaks it down. have you surgical precision by the hackers to get through the bank firewalls, get

administrative rights in the system, raise the limits. you have the global nature of the organization which is -- you know, may be based in the middle east those are the types of banks they are targeting. a global network of trusted associates that can do this, and the speed and coordination of the attacks, by the time it's almost over, is when the bank is just figuring it out. >> john miller thank you. now to cleveland, where just one man is being held responsible for more than a decade of horror and heartbreaking new details this morning about the three women who lived as prisoners. dean reynolds in cleveland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. the 52-year-old suspect is now formally charged in what the prosecutors called a premeditated deliberate and depraved crime. the prosecutor said the alleged captor is now the captive and he is under suicide watch. ariel castro stared at the floor of a cleveland courtroom this morning where he was formally

charged with rape and kidnapping. bail was set at $8 million. the former school bus driver is now the sole suspect in the investigation, after investigate investigators cleared his two brothers. >> there is nothing that leads us to believe that they were involved or had any knowledge of this. >> reporter: cbs news obtained police documents that offer a chilling look at life under castro's roof. michele knight stated she was forced to deliver amanda berry's baby in a kiddie pool as castro warned her, if the baby died he would kill her. and knight said castro impeg nature natured her five times. he starved her at least two weeks and then he repeatedly punched her in the stomach until she miscarried. they spent much of the time bound, either in the basement or on the second floor of the house. in all ten years, they stepped out of the house just twice. >> we were told they left the

house and went into the garage in disguise. >> reporter: their only chance at freedom came monday night. >> i have a call taker on the phone with a female who says her name is amanda berry and that she had been kidnapped ten years ago. >> reporter: newly released dispatched calls capture the moment they were rescued. >> this might be for real. >> they jumped into their arms. >> we found them. we found them. >> reporter: amanda berry and her 6-year-old daughter are back home with relatives. gina dejesus returned to the sound of cheers hood under a hoodie, but her thumbs up said it all her parents couldn't help but share their gratitude. >> even the ones that doubted i want to thank them the most. because they are the ones that made me stronger, the ones that made me feel the most that my daughter was out there. >> reporter: we've learned an

apparent suicide note was found by fbi agents in the castro home. in it there is a confession to kidnapping the women, and holding them against their will. in the lengthy handwritten note dated 2004 by the suspect, he claims he was abused as a child. he is now a sexual predator who needs help and that he wants to give what money he has to his victims after his death. charlie, norah. >> thank you. on capitol hill lawmakers pushed for answers on benghazi. they spent six hours looking into attack at the u.s. consulate. four americans killed last september. three self-described whistle blowers who work for the state department testified, they say actions of the superiors may have dos cost lives. >> reporter: we heard from first hand eyewitnesss involved the night of the terrorist attacks on benghazi. >> until the aftermath of

benghazi, i loved every day of my job. >> reporter: the prime witness, gregory hicks, number two u.s. diplomat in libya at the time of the attack who took over after ambassador christopher stevens was killed. >> i received a call from the prime minister from libya the saddest phone call i've ever had in my life. and he told me that ambassador stevens had passed away. >> reporter: republicans asked hicks pointed questions about that night and the days that followed including the now debunked claim by u.s. ambassador susan rice that it grew from a spontaneous reaction to youtube video. >> what was your reaction to that? >> i was stunned. my jaw dropped, and i was embarrassed. >> reporter: republicans say positively ting politics was at work from removing terrorism from public

talking points early on. wednesday's hearing may have implications for the next election. republicans accused former secretary of state hillary clinton, who may consider a run for the white house of shirking of responsibility to provide adequate security for americans in libya. >> in part benghazi was still open despite the fact that it was below specs, because of secretary clinton. >> reporter: the state department denies the memo ever made it to the secretary's desk democrats argue republicans are motivated by politics and the hearing produced no new information. >> let me be clear, i am not questioning the motives of our witnesses, i am questioning the motives of those who want to use their statements for political purposes. >> reporter: hicks felt pressured by clinton's staff for not not telling his story and feels he was demoted for doing so. >> the bipartisan plan to

overhaul immigration faces the first big test today. the result will directly impact 11 million people in this country right now. the gang of eight includes marco rubio who joins us from capitol hill. >> good morning. >> i know how hard have you worked to craft a compromise bill. now fellow republicans have submitted 200 amendments to your bill. are you worried that your own party is trying to gut your work? >> first of all, thank you for having me on. i don't think amendments are trying to gut it. i read headlines and i don't continued. i think that's how the process is supposed to work. we worked four republicans, four democrats, crafted excellent starting point and we're asking for suggestions how to improve it some amendments would have the ability to stop

it. but the vast majority of amendments are to improve it and we welcome that. >> what about opposition to conservatives, including the heritage foundation that put out a new report that giving citizenship will cost the government billions of dollars because of welfare benefits and all this new legislation would cost taxpayers trillions of dollars. that is going to rile up a lot of tea party supporters. >> two different things here. first thing, that letter was released last night. 24 conservative groups signing on to a letter supporting immigration reform. every conservative group involved in immigration is in faveor of doing something akin who-to-what i do. i want to say the study is not a legitimate study. overestimates the people counted in the system and includes 4 million kids already living here now. a quarter of the costs are for traffic and police and firefighters and parks and roads, public services that are

already being provided. and another quarter of the costs are on social security and medicare programs that are currently structured if they aren't restructured, won't exist in ten years much less than 50678 the study is deeply law flawed. >> many people believe immigration reform will fail unless you can convince conservatives to come along. >> i think conservatives support immigration refom. they ask that border be secured so this didn't happen again. the bottom line we have to define what security is. we sit on the border 90% of people who try to cross it are apprehended. and we give them five years to make it happen and if that doesn't happen there are additional dollars to come in and finish the job. if people think we can improve that further, we will look at that it's not just a fence, it's e-verify.

the vast majority of americans and conservative republicans are saying we are prepared please just make sure that this illegal immigration wave doesn't happen again. that's a very reasonable request. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. jody i jodi arias was convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. today, the jury returns to determine if they lives or dies. >> we the jury duly impanelled and sworn, do find the defendant as to count one, first degree murder guilty. >> there were tears of joy and grief inside the courtroom as the verdict came down. outside, a crowd erupted in cheers. and there by the hoo high

profile trial around sex, lies and the gruesome murder of travis alexander. jodi arias, one-time girlfriend, failed to convince jurors it was self-defense. her ever changing version of events proved insurmountable. >> the jury couldn't reconcile the different stories. they could not have been more different. the challenge is where do they find the truth in jodi arias' story? they could not do that. >> in police interviews played although trial, arias is claiming her innocence. >> i didn't kill him. didn't take his life. >> reporter: jurors heard arias tell "4 hours "8 hours" that two masked intruders killed him. later she admitted that she killed him. >> would you agree that you were the person that slit mr. alexander's throat from ear to

ear? >> yes. >> reporter: she claimed alexander was sexually verbally and physically abusive. the jurors didn't buy any of it. friends of the victim say we may never know the full story. >> we'll never get the truth out of her i don't think, because she'll distort it anyway. only travis will know the full truth. >> reporter: the jury is set to determine whether arias will get the death penalty in a new interview, arias said she would prefer death. >> i would rather get death than life and that is still true today. i believe death is the ultimate freedom. i would rather have my freedom as soon as i can get it. >> just an incredible story. what is next for her? >> well it's not over yet, norah. the jury will meet today, same jury to discuss whether or not she should face the death penalty. >> any women on death row in arizona?

>> there are three right now, but they have not executed a woman in arizona since 1930. >> wow, incredible. >> what does she want? >> she wants the death penalty, what she told us four years ago and another reporter yesterday. >> thank you very much. and new trouble and the potential tragedy for carnival cruiselines. the search on for two passengers. the couple apparently fell overboard last night. the karn carnival spirit" north of sydney australia. the couple ages 30 and 26 falling from mid deck only this morning did anyone realize they were missing. authorities are using planes helicopters and boats to look for the pair. >> wow. time to show you the headlines from around the globe. "wall street journal" says the nation's biggest banks are fighting tighter regulation. some in congress and federal regulators fear that banks are too big to fail. concern about the need for another bailout. "the new york times" says there is another disaster at a

garment factory in bangladesh. this time fire killed eight people and this morning we're learning the collapse at another factory two weeks ago has now claimed 930 lives. keeps going up. >> the houston chronicle says former enron ceo jeffrey skilling may get out of prison in four years. on wednesday, federal prosecutors and attorneys reached an agreement. he was sentenced to 24 years. a judge must approve the deal. and the washington post says the military has ten kinds of camouflage uniforms. in the past, only two. critics call it more unnecessary government duplication. the pentagon has spent more th all right. norah, we've seen plenty of low clouds and fog surge well onshore this morning. looks like it's going to be a slow breakup today and the temperatures, well, it's going to stay cool at the coastline but mild in the valleys. right now, everybody is sitting in the 50s with the cloudy skies. by the afternoon, sunshine in

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good morning. the ride on westbound 580 can't catch a break. we had a couple of earlier accidents in livermore and now we have a stalled big rig sounds like approaching the el charro exit. so westbound 580 from the altamont pass extra slow this morning all the way through the altamont pass and towards the dublin interchange. bay bridge by the way is backed up towards the maze. metering lights are turned on early. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> we are seeing delays at sfo of almost two hours on arriving flights. that's because of low clouds. and low clouds are extending around much of the bay area. looking toward the san jose airport, not expecting any delays there. we have the new levis stadium there in the background. temperatures running in the 50s all across the board. by the afternoon, up into the 50s at the coast.

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country. we'll explain. that's ahead. but first it was a scandal that rocked the secret service. agents were preparing for the arrival of president obama in colombia, some brought prostitute bassing to their hotel. >> the cia was swift to deal and one agent is breaking his silence and he's spoken to our own john miller. john good morning. >> good morning. six remain suspended. one of them is gregory stokes and he says they deserve due process and a hearing on whether they can get their jobs back. and in this interview, the only one he's ever done, he begins that fight. >> clearly what happened in cartagena, the behavior that was exhibited down there, is not something that meets the expectations of the american people. for that we are truly sorry. but for anybody to think that

the secret service as an agency has more or less of a problem with that behavior than any other agency with top secret security clearances they'd be wrong. >> reporter: gregory stokes is a 20-year veteran of the u.s. secret service. he is also one of the agents who was caught up in the prostitution scandal in cartagena, colombia. it happened last year before president obama arrived for the summit of the americas. stokes and ten other agents invited prostitutes to their rooms, legal in colombia and not specifically prohibited by secret service regulations at the time. >> what happened down there? >> what happened down there was a bunch of agents who were not specifically assigned to duty at a girchlt time who were on their own time went out and met some women, brought them back to their rooms, did what they did,

and said sea you later. >> reporter: but in the morning one of the prostitutes reportedly demanded more money from an agent. there was a loud argument. police were called. word got to the united states embassy. and soon the press. >> were you surprised that this became such a big deal? >> i knew based upon the media coverage that it was going to be a big deal. >> reporter: stokes and the other agents understood they had violate and unwritten code never embarrass the secret service or the white house. >> if you had that night to live over again, would everybody have done the same thing? >> knowing what we know now? of course, not. the first rule of the secret service is to do no harm. >> reporter: but the damage was already done. before the president even arrived in colombia, all of the agents were sent back to the united states. mark sullivan then director of

the secret service, placed them on administrative leave and revoked their security clearances. six of them, including stokes remain suspended without pay indefinitely. >> i was surprised to the -- the extent to which sullivan's director's office would go to very railroad us. >> what do you mean by railroad us? >> the primary reason for talking to you today is to make it clear we were denied due process. we were supposed to have a three-person final adjudication by the department of homeland security. that proceeding has been delayed in my opinion and in the opinion of other agents in this situation. they are trying to starve us out. they're trying to put us in a sort of limbo in hopes that we'll quit and go away. >> reporter: when the scandal

first broke, the agency was under fire so the secret service launched an internal investigation, but congress demanded an independent probe and the department of homeland security's inspector general prompted he'd deliver one. >> i owe it to the secretary and to congress for me to do an independent review and be transparent with the wreck men takes coming to you on what else can be done. >> reporter: because the request was from the congress. they could have interviewed the prostitutes, hotel employees and police. all the general could do is interview the accused agents like stokes. >> did you have any trouble answering their questions? >> absolutely not. >> did you tell the truth? >> absolutely. >> did they do a thorough job? >> absolutely. >> reporter: that inspector general's report was released in

january, and it found the secret service and its director mark sullivan responded expeditiously and thoroughly to the allegations. >> it was a complete white wash of an omission of facts that i know were conveys to the department of homeland security not just by myself but by many other senior executives at the secret service. >> everybody in federal law enforcement. >> for stokes it is not just that he and the other agents are in hot water. it's about who he says is not in hot water. stokes believes the inspector general left two people out of the final report a senior service executive and a volunteer white house staffer who is also the son of a powerful washington lobbyist. stokes says there was evidence that they also had prostitutes in their rooms at the very hotel where the president was going to stay. the white house, secret service, and dhs say those allegations

were thoroughly investigating and were unfounded. but stokes claims at least one investigator thought otherwise. >> i even became aware that the lead investigator a man of high integrity in my opinion, was placed on administrative leave for refusing to redact or omit portions of his original report to the satisfaction of the inspector general. >> so the lead investigator wrote up a report with the facts as he understood them submitted it, and they sent it back and said change the facts? >> that's my understanding. >> reporter: sources identified that person as david leyland. two sources revealed to cbs news he refused to alter the draft report and is now faced unrelated charges. the officials of the department of homeland security refuse to reveal the nature of the charges

citing privacy concerns. he won't comment either. >> this is me graud yating from a new class of canine officers. >> reporter: stokes says he'll continue to fight until all the facts are revealed. >> what would you like to see happen here? >> at this point first and foremost i'd like to see due process acheevd for myself and other secret service employees who have been railroaded in this matter. secondly, i sincerely hope that congress opens up a separate full and independent investigation of all these facts so that the american public has the answers that they deserve. >> one senator we've spoken to ron johnson, republican from wisconsin, has raised a number of these issues about how the dhs inspector general's investigation was carried out.

senator johnson says he sent out a list of questions four months ago and he's still waiting for answers from dhs which is the agency over the u.s. secret service. >> okay. so i get this guy who says look, i want due process, i did what i said i did, but other people were not investigated and he suggests there was a cover-up. can he prove it? >> and what he's saying is he can't prove it from where he sits. that's why he's asking congress to investigate this because he's saying that -- >> a white house volunteer? >> the dhs was a -- >> what's this about a white house volunteer? >> so the white house volunteer is a volunteer staff member on the advanced team who had this prostitute who signed herself in using his room number or somebody signed her in using his room nubl. the consul's office says they investigated that tloir though they haven't said how. they say there were people on staff who questioned people and

looked at records and they said somebody else ooh signed this guy's room number and another name and this was done in several other cases. >> john, thank you. >> thanks. sticker shock at the hospital. a new report exposes big differences in your medical bills. should you look around for a better deal? that's next. and tomorrow gayle gets intimate with the creative team behind the new movie, ""the great gatsby."" that's tomorrow on "cbs this morning."

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♪ well dramatic price differences in what hospitals charge. that is true. even if is for the same procedure. the findings come from a new unpresa departmented report.

a joint replacement can range from $5,000 to $100,000. and copd treatment is over $100,000 in new jersey. it's inspired by a story. called "bitter pill." we have suspected, "times" editor-at-large is joining us. we knew there were disparities. but this large, how can that be? >> well a lot of that has to do with the fact and we reported this on thetimes.com as well. when you and i come into a hospital we're vulnerable and uniquely afraid. this like arguing whether my car is going to have undercoating. >> why insurance companies who seem to bilk the patient for everything, why wouldn't they go

back to the hospital when overbilling? >> medicare calculates what they're going to pay based on what it costs. overhead salaries. they go on the quaint notion that nonprofit hospitals should be nonprofit. when the hospitals use their charge master their double-secret pricing menu they send those outrageous bills to insurance companies. now, insurance companies can still negotiate them down. but if they're charging 20 times too much and they negotiate them down by half, that's 10 times. >> health care reform had more to do with access than cost. >> that's right. >> cost continues to be the big problem. >> exactly. >> what can be done to change that? >> well, one of the things that's helping a lot. in addition to releasing the number, the secretary of h hadh scht has estimated that is will allow us to, "a," comparison shop.

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a new report criticizes the good morning, everybody. it's 7:56. i'm frank mallicoat. get you caught up with some bay area headlines now. a new report criticizes the oakland police department and offers some suggestions on how it can better reduce the crime. the report headed by consultant william bratton will be officially unveiled today. the unveil was postponed from yesterday after the abrupt announcement that the police chief howard jordan is retiring. jordan says it's due to a serious health issue. but the nature of the health problem hasn't been made public. caltrans settled on a plan to correct the broken bolts on the new span of the bay bridge. the agency plans to install a saddle to braise the sections -- to brace the sections where the 32 broken bolts are located. the repairs will add up to $10

million to the cost of the project. the warriors finally beat san antonio. game 3 set to go tomorrow night here in oakland. traffic and weather coming up. stay right there.

downtown san jose that's our problem spot right now. coming northbound 280 we just are getting word it's a three- car crash approaching 11th street. not sure how many lanes are blocked at this point. chp can't tell us. they are heading to the scene now. but even past the accident scene it's still slow going again in those northbound lanes heading towards cupertino. that's your traffic. for a check of your forecast, here's lawrence. >> low clouds and fog extending onshore this morning. the temperatures generally cool in the 50s outside right now. i think by the afternoon we are going to see some sunshine, mild temperatures inland, mainly in the 70s there. 60s and 70s inside the bay and 50s coastside. the next couple of days, we are going to heat things up and a nice weekend too.

good morning, gayle. good morning charlie. good morning, everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. two of the women held captive in cleveland receive a happy homecoming while the man accused of kidnapping them appears in court. prince harry returns to america today and so we'll see why his itinerary leaves little room to party. and a popular restaurant in los angeles charges $75 just to get in the door. the owners say it's because of customers who behave badly. piers, here's a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. >> the 52-year-old suspect is now formally charged in what the prosecutors called a premeditated, deliberate, and depraved crime. >> crime ring accused of

stealing $45 million from financial institutions around the world. >> in the course of two hours, took $2.8 million out of atms. >> this is the first time we've heard from first-hand, ground-level witnesses involved in the events the night of the terrorist attacks in benghazi. >> they prevented personnel from getting in the cars. stopped, called them off. told me they had not been authorized to go. >> i do support immigration reform. the only thing they're asking is the border be secured so this never happens again. >> what is next for her? >> the jury will meet today to start discussing whether or not she should face the death penalty. >> the lead investigator wrote up a report with the facts as he understood them, submitted it and sent it back and said change the facts? >> that's my understanding. >> prince harry is coming to the u.s. i think he's going to be in washington. >> he's not going to las vegas this time. this is a different trip. >> delaware became the most recent state to legalize

same-sex marriage. 11 states have made same-sex marriage legal and it's the first thing i know about delaware. i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. the main suspect in the case of three missing women in cleveland is now charged with kidnapping and rape. >> ariel castro appeared in court this morning. the judge set the bail at $8 million. a law enforcement source says a suicide note was found in his home dated from 2004. in it castro allegedly confesses to taking the women and claims he was abused as a child. >> amanda berry and gina dejesus were reunited with their families yesterday. there were big celebrations outside their homes. terrell brown is in cleveland. good morning. >> reporter: charlie norah, gayle, good morning to you. two days after being rescued from a home on this street family and neighbors gathered for the homecoming. first, amanda berry then gina dejesus. her head down and covered by a

hooded sweatshirt 23-year-old gina dejesus gave the crowd a thumbs up as she returned home for the first time in nine years. family members couldn't hold back their tears. >> it's a miracle. a miracle. shock. >> reporter: dejesus' parents said their experience should serve as a warning. >> you have to come out and watch the kids. even though you're not their parents, but guess what? you just became their parents. >> do everything that you can to protect them. >> reporter: lydia esparra has covered the disappearance tirelessly since the day she went missing. she was the only journalist the family allowed inside the home. >> she looks good. not like when she was kidnapped, when she first disappeared. she wasn't heavy but she had a little bit of meat on her. she had longer hair. now she has short hair.

>> does the family notice anything different about her? >> they don't see huge differences in her appearance. they see her just as gina. but they know she's been through something horrible. >> reporter: and after amanda berry returned home her family asked for privacy. michelle knight is still in the hospital this morning but is said to be in good condition. charlie, norah, gayle? >> thank you terrell. in arizona, murder trial watched across the country enters the penalty phase today. yesterday a jury found jodi arias guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time boyfriend. "48 hours" correspondent has covered this case from the beginning and joins us again. >> good morning. >> yesterday when the verdict came in there was such applause and such cheering all over social media. so many people were very pleased with this verdict. were you surprised so many did not wish her well? why was the ereaction so intense? >> i was not surprised given

what it's been like for the last few months. you have to remember that people who are trial watchers this is like a soap opera for them. they didn't start with jodi arias, most people. this isn't their first one. the last few big public trials we had people have watched. casey anthony walked. you heard a lot of people out there referencing her in the last few weeks, like this one is going to get it there's justice this time around as if there's a continuum from one case to the other. >> why do you think these cases with women are so high profile? >> i think there's a voiryeuristic nature to it. casey anthony was a mother. also there's a lot of conversation going on between social media and other coverage. >> why does she want the death penalty? >> she believes death is the ultimate freedom and she'd rather have the ultimate freedom than be held captive. if she gets the death penalty, that will give her a whole set of privileges she would not have access to in the regular prison

system. >> all right. thank you very much. and three state department employees are telling congress their version of the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi libya. the attack killed four people including ambassador chris stevens. eric nordstrom offered an emotional thank you to the house oversight committee. >> specifically the committee's labors to uncover what happened prior, during and after the attack matter. it matters to me personally. and it matters to my colleagues -- to my colleagues at department of state. it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, sean smith, glen daugherty, and tyrone woods, who were murdered on september 11th 2012. >> republicans say their investigation will keep going. democrats say that so far the hearings have proved no

wrongdoing. senator john mccain spent 36 years in the navy before getting into politics. mccain sounded like a sailor yesterday as he finished a speech at the state department. >> i'm very grateful to have the opportunity to be back. last time i was here was when my friend john kerry was sworn in as secretary of state. he's doing a [ bleep ] job. but, so thank you very much. >> mccain may have to be more diplomatic this afternoon. he and his wife will appear with prince harry on capitol hill. >> prince harry likes diplomacy. he's in the u.s. for a week-long visit. the last time he came here, you may remember he made tabloid headlines after he partied in las vegas. as chip reed shows us this trip is supposed to be a little more proper. he reports from the british embassy. >> reporter: good morning. you know, for years prince harry has been known in the british tabloids as the party prince or the playboy prince. this trip to the united states is part of a long-term effort to

reform his image, a makeover that took a major detour just last year. prince harry's official trip on behalf of the british royal family will be a whirlwind seven days beginning in washington, d.c. then on to denver colorado springs, back across the country to seaside heights, new jersey then to new york city and finally greenwich, connecticut, where he'll play polo. one place he won't be going is las vegas. that's where he was literally caught with his pants down last august during a game of strip billiards in a suite at a five-star hotel, a game he seemed to enjoy until someone leaked photos to the tabloids. the incident rolled back much of the progress he had made reforming his image. months later he was still dealing with the fallout. >> i really let myself down, let my family down let a lot of people down. at the end of the day, i was in

a private area. there should have been a certain amount of privacy one should expect. >> reporter: now the makeover begins all over again. one royal watcher says harry's father, prince charles, does not want to see a repeat performance. >> we know that prince charles gave him very, very stern words when he returned from las vegas last summer and i'm sure they'll be ringing in his ears. >> reporter: so harry's advisers have filled his schedule with serious, even solemn events that emphasize his own military service, which includes two tours in afghanistan. in washington he'll tour an exhibit on clearing land mines sponsored by a charity that was a favorite of his late mother princess diana. he'll visit section 60 at arlington national cemetery where u.s. troops killed in afghanistan and iraq are buried and he'll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. in new jersey he'll tour damage inflicted by superstorm sandy. his guide will be governor chris christie who recently promised that on that day harry will

behave. >> i'm going to be spending the entire day with prince harry, and so believe me nobody is going to get naked. >> reporter: later today, prince harry will be here at the british embassy for a reception and a dinner where he'll make remarks. tomorrow in addition to go to arlington cemetery he'll go to walter reed hospital where he'll visit injured u.s. troops. >> thank you, chip. i like prince harry coming to town. prince william is still my favorite. i know you're smitten with harry. >> smitten is not how i would characterize it. >> you said he's your favorite 37. >> i like him a lot. >> also known as smitten. >> okay. i don't think about prince harry a whole bunch. >> okay okay. so did you hear about paul mccartney, right? we usually talk about paul mccartney in relation to the beatles, right? well, here he is with the grasshoppers. check this out. mccartney was swarmed by insects

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we're counting down to mother's day with a look at eye-opening moms. mary higgins clark and her daughter carol are both novelists. we'll find out if being a best-seller is something in the genes. and all that mattered in 1974 music got a new box. can you guess who it is? the answer is next on "cbs this morning." something else happened in 1974 guys. >> you were born. >> yep. >> how about that? ored by prudential. solving financial challenges for 135 years. prudential -- bring your chalenges. ges. we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much

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this sunday night on "60 minutes" on 2.0. bill gates showed us another visionary, leonardo da vinci. you can learn a lot about bill gates by visiting his private office. he showed us why he draws inspiration from the italian leonardo da vinci. in 1984 he bought his 500-year-old notebook. >> he had an understanding of science that was more advancing than anybody of the time. the notebook we have here is the one where he's thinking about water and he's looking at how it flows when it hits barriers and how it comes together. he's trying to understand turbulence, how to build a dam, how does it's road away. >> reporter: it cost $30 million at auction making it the most valuable manuscript in the world. for gates it is priceless. >> it's an inspiration that one person off on their own with no

positive feedback. no one ever told him what was right or wrong, that he kept pushing himself, found knowledge in itself to be a beautiful thing. >> reporter: gate stops at any comparison to the great leonardo but a look around the office reveals a man equally obsessoring with understanding his world. >> can i look at these? >> sure. this is the weather one, mirror ol' meteorology. >> gase' collection of dvds contains hundreds of hours of college lectures that the famous college dropout has watched. >> the more you learn, the more you have a framework that the knowledge fits into. >> you can see more of my interview with bill gates this sunday night on "60 minutes." he talks about spending his fortune to improven health and learning around the world. that's at 7:00 6:00 central here on cbs.

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>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. 8:25 your time. i'm frank mallicoat with your kpix 5 news headlines on this thursday morning. a san jose man has been arrested this morning for stabbing his friend. police say a fight broke out about 1:00 this morning at a birthday party on custer drive near doerr park. that's when the suspect stabbed the victim allegedly who was celebrating his 21st birthday. the victim is expected to survive. caltrans plans to install a saddle to secure broken bolts on the span of the bay bridge. the repair could cost $10 million. still no word whether it will delay the schedule labor day weekend opening. the name for the 49ers new stadium is expected to be

official tonight. it will be levis stadium. santa clara city council approves the $220 million deal to put their name on the stadium for the next 20 years. set to open for the 9ers season in 2014. a year from this fall. traffic and weather coming up. stay right there.

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downtown san jose. northbound 280 by 11th, still one lane blocked, just one though. but still see backups beyond the accident cite, slow to cupertino. accident on the san mateo bridge, accident on the shoulder. flat section of the bridge looks okay. and the bay bridge still backed up to the maze. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> a lot of clouds around the bay area, delays at sfo on arriving flights almost two hours. the clouds going to start to break up and seeing breaks in the clouds already out over the bay bridge. you can see some sunshine in through there just a bit. although the temperatures are staying in the 50s right now. i think the fog will camp out at the beaches. 70s in the valleys. next couple of days, high pressure does start to build in. it will make for a beautiful weekend. lots of temperatures moving up into the 80s. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up this half hour more of our eye-opening mom series. mary higgins clark sells more than 3 mill mysteries a year. that i may be the ultimate example of like mother like daut jeer plus restaurants have a wait problem as in waiting around for people who don't show up for reservations. we'll show you why some customers are now having to pay the price when they no show. that's ahead. but right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. "the wall street journal" looks aet which airlines are the best for cashing in on frequent flyer miles.

southwest and jetblue are the top. "the new york times" says wrigley is taking caffeinated gum off the market at least for now. the fda is investigating the health effects of various foods. they include candy and nuts. the "chicago tribune" says more than two dozen goats will be grazing at o'hare airport. they'll be doing what the goats aet the atlanta airport already do. they eat overgrown brush along the run ways. an airport manager calls the goats the perfect lawn mowers. >> all right. okay. well "the miami herald" says -- >> they'll close some of the stadiums because of low attendance. they rank last. the upper bowl section will be closed for six week nights. that starts tuesday. season ticket holders with seats in the upper deck will be move dound at no extra charge. britain's guardian says oh

toews owe missoni has died. he was 92. >> pope francis has advice or none. don't be old maids. the pope spoke to some 800 nuns yesterday. he told them to act like mothers to the faithful not spinsters. more than two out of three americans are overweight not obese. mika brzezinski wants to start a conversation on the issue. mika joins us now. welcome. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> you have an obesity issue? >> no i don't, but i have some other issues and i think as a country we have a problem with obesity and our overall relationship with food. >> what is it? >> it's i think, an addiction, and i think there's a growing amount of science out there to prove that the sugar, salt, and

fat that is engineered in a lot of the food that we eat causes a lot of people to have a reward in their brain in the pleasure center of their brain that is far more -- it's as intense as an addiction to alcohol or drugs for example, in my opinion, and there are some experts that actually come forward and say that's worth looking at or i'm already there. and think this is why we are having this conversation today. >> mika you talk a lot about -- on "morning joe" with dzhokhar breaux about food addiction an obesity in america but what you've about done is say i suffer from some of the same problems as those who are obese addictions to food. why did you want to share that type of story? >> that seems leak a stretch. that happened as a result of my close relationship with diane smith. as a course of knowing ourselves over 15 years we've sheared

everything. we've talked about food, relationships, we even had a baby together because my husband was out of town. we'd got everything but we hadn't talked about the fact that she'd gained 100 pounds over the course of the time that i knew her. >> diane said in the book it was either the rudest conversation or the kindest because you basically callinged her out. you used the "f" word fat and the "o" word obese. >> how much did she lose? >> 75 pounds. she looked amazing. >> i was 118. i'm 133. do the math. and the other part of the equation for me was to be okay with that. >> yet you say you're still not comfortable with your weight now. >> right. >> why? >> that's a good question. it's ridiculous, isn't it? it's embarrassing. >> kind of. >> to look the way you do. >> whoo are you not comfortable with? >> i don't know. it's not healthy.

>> you also point out in a book a lot of research how women are judged on their weight not only in aur our profession but in other professions. >> absolutely. and the message that was being sent to me for decades is when i was really skinny opportunities came my way and people told me i look like a model and i can't believe you have two kids how do you do it you are amazing. it never was, you're such an intellect, okay? i actually had one vice president i was looking for a job, interview for a job, and she said you don't -- you know you've got to lose some weight drink some water, come back in six months. did that. came back in six months and i got hired. if that isn't a message that you sort of have to live under a certain tierney to get somewhere in life especially in this business, i don't know what is. and in order to break that we've got to talk about this. >> i can only imagine sitting next to joe that he was an enormous help. >> he was enormous and now he's lost weight. actually we really want to know

has joe gotten healthier? >> he has except for these munchkins that he'ds every morning. >> that's a very good point about joe. because he just said a couple of moments ago, when you're tired your defenses go down. you become a wolverine. he tells us a story that you ate a meal for five people. he turned around and you were literally covered in salsa sauce. it sounded like raccoons were tearing up the wrapping. that sounds like support. >> actually i was trying to explain to him. he said oh please women are so resentful because you eat like a bird and it's so easy for you. and i said oh it's not. you have no idea. one day you'll see it because it will just happen. >> where does the come for you? how did this start? >> your mother's thin. >> my father is very fit as you know when he creams you on the tennis court. every woman gets to this place, whether it's on the thin end of the scale or the obese end of the scale, a different way.

i had a wonderful family a wonderful upbringing. there's no blaming anyone on this. but i do think the science that we look at in this book plays a role. what we have in most of the food we eat, especially junk food has played a role in my problem. >> mika brzezinski. >> great to have you here. >> mika's book "obsessed:america's food addiction and my own" and authors mary higgins clark and her dauter are here in studio 57. what she learned from her mom about writing a bestseller. her mom's name with norah, but

chancellor. jeanne cooper was 84 years old. she is the queen of suspense. her name is mary higgins clark. she's a bestseller with over 100 million copies of her novel sold in u.s. alone. go, mar higgins clark. her daughter and an occasional author is carol higgins clark. she, too, is known for her bestsellers sheechls here today. we should mention they're both publishers of simon & schuster, a vee diggs of cbs. we sould say is it fair to say like mother like daughter like daughter like mother. how does this happen mary higgs

ins clark? >> well like mother like daughter, like daughter like mother works very well. she got her own contract with a different publisher and she told me i had ave a contract to type a buick. >> i started by retyping her books. she was working full-time. my father had died when i was young. she had to get her second book in. i typed it for her. >> may,ry, i love your family's story. you had five young children and you were widowed, you had to find a job and you had to find a job and you had to write. >> i sold short stories. they were like the young monikers. you're too young to know. they asked me if i would tape my

own. so day one died. if there's a show available, aisle take it because i know i'll never go back to work. well it was much sooner than i expected so the next week i started writing radio shows. but i was selling short stories aet that time. >> what is your ability? is it to be simply a very good storyteller? >> that's what i claim. that's exactly what i claim, charlie. >> she likes to scare people that's what she likes to do is scare people. >> let other people decide if i'm a good writer. i do know i'm a good storyteller storyteller. >> what does it take? >> it takes partly being irish. >> there's an o'donnell in the room. >> you know what they say about the two of you. critics have said you go for your the jugular and you go for the funnybone because you like to inject humor in your books. >> yes yes. when we write at christmas, she

likes the humor but she can't put them in her books because it breaks the sus speps. we have a good time. >> when you were typing her books way back in the day when you had a typewriter -- i used to like the typewriter -- were you thinking, gosh she's good. >> someone said to me, you should try writing, write a part you could play. i came up with a character reagan riley and they said make her mother a mystery writer and i said okay. i started my first book. she came up with the title. murder on a cruise ship and then i wrote about a murder at a pantyhose convention and i said this should be snagged. >> they all end in "ed." >> what do you think the -- >> what did you lern from your mother? >> the first piece of advice she said, if someone's mean to you, make them a victim in your next

book. >> that's how you use psychiatry. >> they say you look lovely today, carol higgins. do you have trouble coming up with your characters' names? >> we all go to so many charity dinners. i have draw with all those names, with those booklets and i never tame the same name but i will take oh that's a good first name. i never thought of that and that's a good last name. so it keeps me fresh because otherwise i tend to go to the johns and the michaels and think, you've got to move it around although one time i wrote to a woman who said thank you for using my name in your new book. i said oh did i? >> she said yes, but why did you strangle me on the boardwalk. >> what story's the best for television or movies? >> of mine? >> yes. >> well, "42." >> and what is's it like working

together? if there's a disagreement do you say, i have the final word? is it a difficult process writing together carol? >> no, not at all. actually it's really fun and we sit and come up with the yand i have a laptop so we can move around the house and sit on the couch and then use up the energy in that room and move. it -- there's never a problem. >> and we laugh, you know because the books are supposed to be funny. my husband crawled up the stairs once because we were ha-ha, we thought we were so funny. he said i hope the reading public is as amused by this as you two are. >> mary, you're doing something write. 3 million copies every year. >> i think some of from your lips to god's ears. >> and your pocketbook. >> yes. there's always that in the end. >> congratulations. >> and happy mother's day. >> thank you. our series on eye opening moms concludes tomorrow when we

house democratic leader nancy pelosi and her daughter. she's a filmmaker. that's tomorrow on "cbs this morning." and restaurant owners can get boiling mad when people don't show up for a reservation. now some high end eateries are biting back. we'll show you honor on "cbs this morning." >> ann

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the pair trooper is based at fort campbell kentucky. he landed 31 feet from his target. we're glad to tell you he was not hurt. that's incredible video. >> a california eatery is going way beyond that. he's changed the rules for reservations and bill whitaker is showing you why customers will be swallowing the bill even if they don't order a thing. >> reporter: the los angeles angeles restaurant scene is on fire. new establishments, new chefs, new dishes. at the just opened restaurant. the owners turned a strip mall pizza shop into one of the trendiest eateries in town. he says they put heart and soul into the dining experience. >> it's one of our best qualities. >> reporter: so imagine if a customer makes a reservation but doesn't show up. let's just say it's not themselves they want to kill.

>> we only have 24 seats. if we have one table not show up, there goes the whole profit all night. and two tables cuts into the cost of actually operating so it can potentially put us out of business. >> reporter: rush parsons is food editor for the "l.a. times." >>. >> you've bought the food. that's a big hit. it ranges from the business to foaming at the mouth. >> reporter: at the l.a. red medicine restaurant the manager was seeing red. he called them out on twitter. he said hi kyle i hope you enjoyed your girlfriend's birthday and the flowers that you didn't bring when you no-showed for your k4r7b8 15 reservation. >> the name i can understand

that. >> these people will never come back. >> that's a very safe bet. >> reporter: they're taking a different approach. they're selling tickets. $75 a person for a fixed price menu. wine is extra. >> you buy a ticket ahead of time. it's like going to the theater. >> it's exactly like going to a theater or a movie or see a game, you know. >> people do expect to do that for the theater or a basketball game but they don't expect to do that for a restaurant. >> they don't expect to. >> yet. >> it's a new system. >> you're committing to coming here by prepaying. >> so it gives you predictability. >> yes, exactly. >> don't think it will work to everybody? >> this is not going to come to your corner diner. >> if you're these guys these guys have just got incredible buzz. there are probably two or three restaurants in every major city that can pull that kind of

weight weight. >> reporter: so the next time you skip out on your reservation, i think about this. >> if i miss my ticket time i'm just out $75. >> yep. >> yeah. >> if you miss the play, would you be out 75 bucks? >> now, that's something to chew on. for "cbs this morning," i'm bill whitaker in los angeles. >> is it fair to say all of us are on the restaurant's side on this? >> yes. i think it's great idea. >> small business guys trying to make it. >> and i think they should say if you don't show up you're going to be charged. i understand that. are you going to give a note to chef jeff? >> they have a much bigger restaurant so if somebody doesn't show up it doesn't hit them at hard. >> we all love food right? >> yes, we do. >> we do. >> that's does it. up next your local news. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning."

>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your kpix 5 headlines on this thursday morning. a consultant's recommendations for oakland's police officially comes out later this morning. the release was delayed yesterday because police chief howard jordan announced his retirement. the report criticizes the department's handling of the "occupy" protests. an armed suspect managed to get away from hayward police officers yesterday. the man was found near the dmv on jackson avenue. an officer fired at the suspect but he got away. thousands are pedaling today for the annual "bike to work" day. this year's theme, bike count.

bikers on the ferry ride for free. >> did you bike to work today, lawrence? >> i did. it was tough in the fog. but the ride home is going to be tougher. around the bay area today, we have a lot of low clouds and fog trying to break up a bit. it's going to take some time and i think really toward the coastline the fog is going to sit there the better part of the day. over the city of san francisco, we have some gray skies. the temperatures running in the 50s outside. toward the afternoon, expecting 50s towards the beaches. we'll see 60s and low 70s inside the bay. and low to mid-70s in the valleys. the next couple of days, high pressure begins to sneak back in. i think the weekend looks very nice. temperatures moving well into the 80s on saturday and sunday in the valleys, still some patchy fog out toward the coast. we're going to check out your "timesaver traffic" coming up next.

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good morning. here's a look at the ride up and down the nimitz freeway. 880 in oakland near the coliseum, obviously it's that northbound commute that's still pretty backed up. it's a very tight squeeze. looks like that as you as you make your way towards the downtown oakland exit. let's check some of our bridges now. over at the bay bridge it's still busy even at this hour. it's still jamming up towards the overcrossings, almost to the foot of the maze. and a check of some of our maps, the live traffic sensors we are picking up an unusual amount of slowing on northbound 101 approaching peninsula avenue because of an earlier crash. delays beyond highway 92.

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